Born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Francois Pitre
and Sophie A. Fontenot
Sister of
Francoise (Pitre) Gaspard, Cyprien Pitre, Selesie (Pitre) Bay, Emilie (Pitre) Andrepont, Louise Pitre, Sophie Pitre, Josephine Pitre, Joseph Damon Pitre, Letitia (Pitre) Fontenot and Etienette Pitre
Wife of
Dejean Sebastien
— married
13 Feb 1849 (to 3 Nov 1869) in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Wife of
[private husband (1920s - unknown)]
Wife of
Octave Richard
— married
8 Aug 1871 in Opelousas, Louisiana
[children unknown]
Died in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
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Biography
- "PITRE, Zelima (Joseph PITTRE & Sophie FONTENOT) b. 12 Aug. 1829, bt. 5 May 1830 Pats: Francois PITTRE & Marie Joseph THIBEAUDAU; Mats: Henri FONTENOT & Marie Louise DOUCET; Spons: Samuel HOLLY & Constance PITTRE. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel. Ch.: v.3, p.104)
Sources
"Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWGN-326 : accessed 17 January 2016), Zelima Pitre, 12 Aug 1829; citing Opelousas, Saint Landry, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 6,010,599.
"Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZC-7Z1 : accessed 17 January 2016), Dejean Sebastien and Zelima Pitre, 13 Feb 1849; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 6,010,602.
"Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-BJ8S : accessed 17 January 2016), Octave Richard and Zelima Pitre, 1871.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-PYW : 9 November 2014), Dejean Sebastien, St. Landry parish, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing family 1547, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP7-8L1 : 30 December 2015), Dejean Sebastien, 1860.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXF-GJS : accessed 17 January 2016), Celanie C Richard in household of O Richard, 8th Ward, St Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 47, sheet 443B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0470; FHL microfilm 1,254,470.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSP2-ZJQ : accessed 17 January 2016), Silema Richard in household of Orvil Thibedaux, Ward 2, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 18B, family 308, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,556.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zelima by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zelima:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zelima by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zelima:
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~0.78%
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